Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-30

Mr.. Albert Hueston returned Sunda,
from Iowa City where he has beef
visiting his parents.
This year has been noted for conven
tons, however, which has brought many
strangers in our midst.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X. Hilyard of st
Paul, the guests during the past weel
ofG. III. Cliggett, returned home Satur
Iday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Gomor, of Cedar
Rapids, who were the guests of Mr.. anc
Mrs. A. Moss last week, returned home
Saturday.
Mr.. Frank Blaybrum of Wilberforce
college, a son of J. I. Blaybrum, of this
city, returned home this week to spend
his vacation.
Mrs. A. Brown gave a dinner party il
honor of, K. Hilyard and wife, visit
ing in the city. 1t was well attended
and q pleasant afternoon spent.
Rev. A. w. Dalton, Of Quincy, Ill.
who has been in the city three weeks,
trying to reorganize the Olive Baptist
church, left Tuesday without success.
Owing to various causes the Des
Moines people have not gone abroad as
much, or been entertained by visitors
from abroad as common. They have
evidently been waiting until later in the
season.
The approaching convention of the
grand lodge of Masons and the grand
conference of the A. NJ. e. church in
Chicago in August, is being looked for
ward to with much interest by many OF
our people.
Miss Eva Poindexter, of st. Paul, who
has been visiting for some time her
aunt, Mrs. A. Brown, was called home
suddenly by a dispatch Thursday from
her sister Mrs. E. G. McAfee, on ac-
count of the serious illness of her child.
Sabbath day there will be held the
last quarterly meeting for the confer
ence year, Rev. B. St.John of the North
Park Congregational church will preach
the sermon and otherwise assist Rev.
i. j. Peterson, pastor in charge of the
services of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliggett assisted by Mr..
and Mrs. D. w. Vaughn, gave recep-
ton last Wednesday eveningin honor of
the visiting Masons at the home of the
former. 1t was a very Piles slnt affair
and was largely attended by the craft
and their wives, and the friends of the
hosts and hostesses.
This is the period of the year when
business and society are quiet, the in.
tense heat, and people have gone to the
lakes and other resorts for season of
rest, this causes things to be quieter
than usual, yet, with rather a favorable
outlook of the crops, public confidence
is being restored ,and business and trade
revived, in other words, there is a de-
cided change.
The members of the Greenwood City
cornet band are arranging for picnic
and excursion for Monday, August lst,
to Madrid Grove, a distance of twenty
miles away. The band boys deserve
much praise, for less than year ago
they organized without penny, they
have met all the expenses of the band
and have paid for all their instruments
except one without asking for contri-
bntion.
The convention of the grand lodge of
Masons last week, was the grandest af-
fair in the history of the Masonry of
Iowa. For reasons better known to the
order, difference had arisen in the
order, causing it to split in twain, and
both branches to exist independent OF
the other, and to be reproach to the
other lodges, this convention brought
the lodges all into one grand united
brotherhood these two fractions. On
Thursday evening grand banquet and
IeCePtlOll WAS gwen dt GI6 ATInOfy nail
the large hall was filled almost to suffo-
cation and the best feeling prevailed
A literary program prepared, speeches
being delivered by Hon Alexande1
Clark, G. w. Newton, Burlington anc
others, The real treat of the evening
was the musical part of the program
The songs were of a higher order il
keeping with the occasion while the
singers were in a happier mood, eacl
vieing with the others for the honors
the evening. The browning song of the
evening was sung by q quartette, Come
where the lilies bloom sung by Mes
danes W. NJ. Coalson, w. K. Binney
and Messrs. r.. NJ. Hueston and I. E
Williamson. Supper was served ane
dancing INDUCED in until late hour.
Keokuk, Iowa.